1974 NSWRFL Midweek CupNSWRFL Amco Cup |
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Tournament details |
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Dates | 10 April - 21 August 1974 |
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Teams | 21 |
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Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Western Division (1st title) |
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Runners-up | Penrith |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 20 |
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1975 → |
International football competition
The 1974 Amco Cup was the 1st edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national club Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the CRL and the NZRL.
A total of 21 teams from across New South Wales and New Zealand played 20 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.[1]
The Competition was originally going to have the 12 NSWRFL Premiership teams, the top 4 Brisbane Rugby League teams and the top 4 Country Divisional teams from the previous year. But when the Brisbane Rugby League teams and the winner of the 1973 CRL Championship, Newcastle declined to participate in the tournament, the remaining CRL Divisional teams, the 1973 New Zealand Inter-District Premiers, Auckland and the 1973 NSWRFL Second Division Runners-Up, Ryde-Eastwood were invited to compete instead.
Qualified Teams
Venues
Round 1
Home | Score | Away | Match Information |
Date | Venue | Referee |
Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 22 – 6 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Wednesday, 10 April | Belmore Sports Ground | Greg Hartley |
Parramatta | 39 – 11 | Riverina | Wednesday, 17 April | Leichhardt Oval | Laurie Bruyeres |
North Sydney Bears | 19 – 7 | North Coast | Wednesday, 24 April | Leichhardt Oval[2] | D. McDonald |
Balmain Tigers | 11 – 22 | St George Dragons | Wednesday, 1 May | Leichhardt Oval | Keith Page |
Penrith Panthers | 18 – 10 | Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | Wednesday, 8 May | Leichhardt Oval | |
Round 2
Home | Score | Away | Match Information |
Date | Venue | Referee |
Newtown Jets | 14 – 18 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Wednesday, 15 May | Leichhardt Oval | |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 34 – 10 | Parramatta | Wednesday, 22 May | Leichhardt Oval | |
Western Division | 13 – 7 | Auckland Falcons | Wednesday, 12 June | Leichhardt Oval | Laurie Bruyeres |
Canterbury-Bankstown Berries | 22 – 19 | Illawarra | Wednesday, 19 June | Seiffert Oval | Keith Page |
Monaro | 21 – 32 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Wednesday, 19 June | Seiffert Oval[3] | Geoff Cook |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 14 – 15 | Southern Division | Wednesday, 26 June | Leichhardt Oval | Laurie Bruyeres |
North Sydney Bears | 14 – 19 | Northern Division | Wednesday, 3 July | Leichhardt Oval | Keith Holman |
St George Dragons | 3 – 14 | Penrith Panthers | Wednesday, 17 July | Leichhardt Oval | |
Finals
Home | Score | Away | Match Information |
Date and Time | Venue | Referees |
Quarter-finals |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 22 – 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Wednesday, 10 July | Leichhardt Oval | |
Canterbury-Bankstown Berries | 10 – 12 | Western Division | Wednesday, 17 July | Leichhardt Oval[4] | Keith Holman |
Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 18 – 10 | Southern Division | Wednesday, 24 July | Leichhardt Oval | Les Ballard |
Penrith Panthers | 31 – 11 | Northern Division | Wednesday, 31 July | Leichhardt Oval[5] | Keith Page |
Semi-finals |
Western Division | 12* – 12 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Wednesday, 7 August | Wade Park[6] | Jack Danzey |
Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 9 – 10 | Penrith Panthers | Wednesday, 14 August | Leichhardt Oval | |
Final |
Penrith Panthers | 2 – 6 | Western Division | Wednesday, 21 August | Leichhardt Oval[7] | Laurie Bruyeres |
- *- advanced after a penalty count-back
Awards
Golden Try
References
- ^ Raffaele, Garry (28 March 1974). "Super league doubtful value in country". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 24. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Amco Cup game". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 5 July 1974. p. 17. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Raffaele, Garry (20 June 1974). "Easts thunder to victory". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 20. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Millward is likely to miss third rugby league test". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 18 July 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Penrith reaches semi-finals of Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 2 August 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Western Division in Amco Cup final". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 8 August 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Amco Cup to Western Division". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 22 August 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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